Name: Fallen Chocolate Cake
Yield: 8 to 10 Servings
Ingredients: ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1” pieces, plus more, room temperature, for pan; ¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp. sugar, divided, plus more for pan; 10 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate (61%–72% cacao), coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoon vegetable oil; 6 large eggs; 2 tablespoon natural unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¾ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup chilled heavy cream; ½ cup mascarpone; 3 tablespoon powdered sugar

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The late Richard Sax, celebrated cookbook author and champion of home cooks the world over, inspired this flourless chocolate cake—a riff on his iconic chocolate cloud cake.

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